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MusculoskeletalMild
Post-Operative Deconditioning
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation · Musculoskeletal
Mild
Severity
Common — affects a significant proportion of patients following major surgery, especially older adults
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Post-operative deconditioning results from a combination of prolonged immobility during recovery
- 2the metabolic stress and inflammation triggered by surgery itself
- 3and inadequate nutrition during the recovery period
- 4all of which accelerate the loss of muscle mass and cardiovascular fitness. Pain
- 5fear of movement
- 6and sedating medications can further discourage early mobilization after surgery. Pre-existing frailty
- 7advanced age
- 8and prolonged hospitalization significantly increase both the severity and duration of deconditioning.
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